The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Gu Jianyue had seen the true faces of this family before, so when she faced their aggressive faces again, she became much calmer.

Gu Jianyue took a step forward, tugged at Gu Yuanqing's sleeve, and gently pulled it, "Daddy, don't get angry about these things and ruin your health."

How could he not be angry? Looking at this family, he wanted to chop them with a knife.

"Then Ah Yue will be criticized by others for the rest of her life." Cao Li added with his neck stiff.

Gu Yuanqing was really furious. He picked up the teacup that he had put down beside him and smashed it directly at Cao Li's head.

The scalding hot tea, along with the impact of the teacup, instantly smashed Cao Li's forehead. Blood mixed with the scalding hot tea, causing Cao Li to cover his face and scream in pain. Cao Li now looked like a murderer with blood all over his face.

When Earl Ning An and his wife saw their son being beaten, they were immediately furious. "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Nanping openly injured someone in front of you. You must take action for my son."

Xie Ci'an leaned lazily against the back of his chair, his broad hands playing with the jade pendant on Gu Jianchu's waist. His narrow eyes held a playful expression. "Marquis Ning'an asked me how to make a decision for your precious son. It was your son who provoked the Marquis of Nanping first. Besides, you know the Marquis of Nanping's temper. When he got angry, he would even scold the former emperor. Why did you allow your son to provoke him?"

[Hold back your laughter, don't laugh. The Emperor's words are truly heartbreaking.]

When Gu Jianyue saw his father hitting someone, he was shocked. After all, it was in the Chuigong Palace, and he might be punished by the emperor.

They never expected that the emperor would side with their family because of their sister, but they could not continue to provoke the emperor, so they hurriedly pulled their father back.

On the other side, Ning Anbo, who was making a complaint, was speechless for a moment after hearing what Xie Ci'an said.

At that time, the Marquis of Nanping did jump up and argue with the late emperor.

Xie Ci'an coughed lightly and continued, "You have to follow some rules when making such a fuss in front of me. Prince Ning'an is determined to take the illegitimate child back. It is unreasonable to take the child alone. It would be better to take the concubine back as well. The child can still be raised by his biological mother. After all, an adoptive mother is not as good as the biological mother."

"The Ning'an Marquis's Mansion is so big, it shouldn't be so big that it can't even accommodate a concubine or a maid."

Ning Anbo's family did not expect that the emperor would finalize this matter for them.

They couldn't place the child in Gu Jianyue's care, which made their wish come to nothing. The emperor had already said so, and if they objected, it would only prove that they had ulterior motives.

Gu Jianchu remained silent.

Even if the emperor sided with them and suppressed the matter temporarily, given the attitude of this family, they would definitely find ways to bring the person back.

It also happened to bring the matter to light, preventing the family from operating behind the scenes.

Gu Yuanqing, who didn't react, looked at the emperor with an annoyed look, but he had no way to refute such a thing.

The family across the street continued to press their case, "Now that everything has been resolved, when will the Marquis of Nanping allow Ah Yue to return home?"

[Xiaodao Labuti has opened his eyes. This family wants both and doesn't want to hide their intentions at all. If they want it so badly, they might as well just give the throne to you.]

"Don't even think about taking A Yue back." Gu Yuanqing was still angry and put his hands on his hips.

Lady Ning Anbo sneered, "Ayue has married into our family after all. She is now a member of our Cao family. It would not be good for her to stay at her parents' home all day instead of returning to the Cao family. It would be better for outsiders to know about it. She should come back as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Gu Jianchu, who had been silent the whole time, could not help but say, "What a joke! My sister was married into your family, not sold to you. Her surname is Gu, not Cao. If she wants to stay in her parents' home, your Cao family has no right to interfere. With me here, who dares to laugh at my sister?"

"Your Majesty is wrong. A Yue and Li'er have never had children. If A Yue stays at her parents' home, how can they have children? It will also delay their relationship. Li'er has already realized that she was wrong about this matter. A Yue should go back with us." After refuting Gu Jianchu, Lady Ning'an pushed her son from behind.

Cao Li, who came to his senses after being pushed by his mother, walked quickly to Gu Jianyue.

Gu Yuanqing and Gu Jianbai naturally protected Gu Jianyue behind them.

Seeing Gu Yuanqing's cold eyes and thinking of his still aching forehead, Cao Li couldn't help but take a few steps back and said gently, "Ayue, I know I was wrong. Just come home with us. I promise you that this will never happen again."

After Cao Li apologized, he tried to move closer to Gu Jianyue. Before he could get close, he was scared back by Gu Yuanqing's look. "You are wrong, so it's wrong. Our daughter has been bullied by your family. You want to take her back with just a few words of apology? You are dreaming."

"Father-in-law, please kneel down in front of you." Cao Li said as he bent his knees and knelt directly in front of Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing reacted quickly, pulling his daughter aside and avoiding Cao Li's kneeling. "You can kneel to whoever you want, I won't benefit from it anyway."

Gu Jianchu tried hard not to laugh out loud.

[The Cao family's calculations are truly perfect. We wanted to take my sister back because she's the emperor's sister-in-law, and we wanted to bring her home to show off. And she's been managing the household so well these past few years, and she's spoiled these people. Ever since she left, the Cao family has been in chaos.]

[Serves you right. My sister married into your family to be a daughter-in-law, not to be a free laborer or a bullied daughter-in-law.]

Gu Jianchu coughed lightly and said, "Brother-in-law, this is a bit of a forced sale. Brother-in-law's repentance is just this much. Kneeling like this is a bit of a moral blackmail. If you really want to repent, you should kneel outside the Meridian Gate, so that the officials and the people coming and going can see your determination."

"Li'er is a man after all. If he really kneels outside, wouldn't people laugh at him? Li'er is willing to kneel down to Ah Yue, which is already giving Ah Yue enough face. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Even the emperor does this. Why does Ah Yue have to fuss over such a small matter? If it gets out, it will damage the reputation of both families."

"You are a man, yet you dare to compare the emperor with your worthless son."

It's true that the Emperor has many concubines in his harem, but since those concubines entered the palace, our Emperor has never visited the harem. There's no comparison. Furthermore, it's been so long, and he hasn't even had a child. The ministers of the previous dynasty are getting anxious.

"No one asked you to kneel, but you insisted on doing it. Now it's our fault for being so petty." Mrs. Xu, who was always good-tempered, was also angered by the unreasonable words of Lady Ning'an.

Seeing the two families quarreling again, Xie Ci'an coughed lightly, and the hall suddenly fell silent. "What Madam Ning An said is not without reason. It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines."